Danilo Gallinari only player in the NBA to add value to all play types, offense+defense

nickhx2 · Post #21 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:04 pm

if danilo isn't an all-star this season i'm going to blame doc rivers

Galloisdaman · Post #22 » by **Galloisdaman** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:25 pm

nickhx2 wrote:if danilo isn't an all-star this season i'm going to blame doc rivers

As long as he plays good team winning ball the all star game doesn't matter to me. You know they are taking Durant, Kawai, and Anthony Davis. Then Paul George and Daymond Green. Hopefully Blake and Gallo get a chance as well.

nickhx2 · Post #23 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:32 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:
nickhx2 wrote:if danilo isn't an all-star this season i'm going to blame doc rivers

As long as he plays good team winning ball the all star game doesn't matter to me. You know they are taking Durant, Kawai, and Anthony Davis. Then Paul George and Daymond Green. Hopefully Blake and Gallo get a chance as well.

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Galloisdaman · Post #24 » by **Galloisdaman** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:50 pm

nickhx2 wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:
nickhx2 wrote:if danilo isn't an all-star this season i'm going to blame doc rivers

As long as he plays good team winning ball the all star game doesn't matter to me. You know they are taking Durant, Kawai, and Anthony Davis. Then Paul George and Daymond Green. Hopefully Blake and Gallo get a chance as well.

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Yes I'm Gallo. I'm near 7 foot in my 20's and have a contract worth 40-60 mill. Please tell any hot girls you know and send them my way. If I look a foot short just tell them its the TV angles.

nickhx2 · Post #25 » by **nickhx2** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:53 pm

man, and he's honest too! what a guy we traded for

Nuggets_Talk · Post #26 » by **Nuggets_Talk** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:41 pm

nickhx2 wrote:are you implying clipper fans have been oblivious fools to gallo's level of play the last few seasons? or is it something else you're trying to say

every fan hypes the guy they just sign so nothing wrong with that.

its just for 6 straight years, gallo was never considered for an all star spot, and now he is a borderline all star? i cant agree with that.

Post #27 » by **Capn'O** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:57 pm

InWestWeTrust wrote:Well it's too bad he can never play a full season

It really is. He would have had a heck of a career if he could have stayed healthy. Every time he seems on the verge of a breakout it goes up in smoke. Hopefully, he's past it.

nickhx2 · Post #28 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:17 am

Nuggets_Talk wrote:
nickhx2 wrote:are you implying clipper fans have been oblivious fools to gallo's level of play the last few seasons? or is it something else you're trying to say

every fan hypes the guy they just sign so nothing wrong with that.

its just for 6 straight years, gallo was never considered for an all star spot, and now he is a borderline all star? i cant agree with that.

you're taking this gallo persecution thing pretty far

have you found any gallo hate threads here yet? might have to do some real good searchin. this isn't the right place to act like you're the only one who's known gallo's value. clipper fans have coveted him for years and years.

Nuggets_Talk · Post #29 » by **Nuggets_Talk** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:20 am

nickhx2 wrote:
Nuggets_Talk wrote:
nickhx2 wrote:are you implying clipper fans have been oblivious fools to gallo's level of play the last few seasons? or is it something else you're trying to say

every fan hypes the guy they just sign so nothing wrong with that.

its just for 6 straight years, gallo was never considered for an all star spot, and now he is a borderline all star? i cant agree with that.

you're taking this gallo persecution thing pretty far

have you found any gallo hate threads here yet? might have to do some real good searchin. this isn't the right place to act like you're the only one who's known gallo's value. clipper fans have coveted him for years and years.

its not a persecution. i still love the guy. ill root for him 78 games this year.

but its not a coincidence that clipper fans are claiming him to be an all star type player after they sign him. but to fair, all fans do this. watch the nuggets sign shabazz muhammed and ill claim him to be the greatest free agent steal of the summer.

Post #30 » by **og15** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:40 am

Being a borderline All-Star is basically saying a player is fairly better than the average player, but not good enough to be an All-Star most seasons. Not sure if that's such high praise or how Gallo doesn't fit into that. He's better than Patrick Beverly, but not as good as Blake Griffin, isn't that kind of a "no duh" thing for a guy like him? George Hill the last couple of seasons would fit that too. For example if he was on the Hawks in 14-15 in place of Teague, he would have been an All-Star.

Gallo probably could have made it in 12-13 with how the Nuggets were doing, but being in the West makes some things harder.

I've always maintained that he's a borderline All-Star or All-Star caliber player, but all that means is that stick him on a team that's winning a lot, and if he's producing (and healthy enough in the first part of the season), he'll get the nod. That's very different from a perennial All-Star which is someone the you expect to make it just about every year no matter where they are.

nickhx2 · Post #31 » by **nickhx2** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:02 am

i've long thought him to be borderline all-star. my own take on the definition would be that i'd have valued his impact as all-star level on a team, even if he didn't qualify via glitz/glam/votes. being in the actual ASG doesn't mean jack monkey squat, btw. being an impact player actually does, and we value him as such.

anyway, again, this complex you got? super obnoxious. we like him and have always liked him. if you wanna think you're way cooler or smarter than everyone else for liking him first maybe just keep it to yourself, because clipper fans around here are gonna think you're just making it weird cause we've always liked him quite a bit.

Quake Griffin · Post #32 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:10 am

Wrong fan base for that.

We've liked Gallo for a while and we remember Neil Oshey (our former GM) being rumored to have offered Denver a 1st for Gallo.

At least I do.
Glad he's in the fold.

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Ranma · Post #33 » by **Ranma** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 6:21 am

I've actually been thinking the same thing about Gallo being the most underrated player in the NBA this season provided that he'll stay healthy. I've been quite critical of his ability to stay healthy but [knock on wood] he's been able to be a consistent and reliable performer for us so far.

I even like his increased bulk given the loss of some of his quickness. It might allow for him to play some spot minutes at the 5 in some small-ball lineups. His outside shooting and post presence has afforded options and more space for his teammates to operate with. I'm actually concerned about filling the void left in his place if and when he ever leaves the ballclub.

I think a case can even be made that he's better than Kevin Love right now.

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Galloisdaman · Post #34 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:56 pm

I think Gallo is playing All Star caliber ball. He is shooting the 3 ball like Curry so far this season but usually the coaches give it to the biggest names from the winning-est teams. That is understandable but some deserving guys do not make it every year. I thought Lou had a chance last season. I think Tobias has had a lot of press this year so he has a chance. Maybe Lou has a chance. I think Gallo would be truly honored BUT just as happy if Tobias or Lou went.'

The great thing is how many teams can say they have a pair of starting forwards better than the Clippers combo of Tobias and Gallo?

Ranma · Post #35 » by **Ranma** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 10:07 pm

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Galloisdaman · Post #37 » by **Galloisdaman** » Tue Dec 25, 2018 2:10 pm

60% from 3's? That is crazy!

As great as that is I still want them to keep posting him up when he has mismatches. Even if that just draws a double team for him to dish to an open man.

Galloisdaman · Post #38 » by **Galloisdaman** » Sat Jan 5, 2019 1:40 am

Gallinari Forcing NBA to Take Notice with Career Year
by Mason BissadaPosted: Jan 04, 2019

Danilo Gallinari has been playing the best basketball of his life this season for the Clippers. He’s healthy and thriving in a role that suits him perfectly, averaging career highs in nearly every statistical category.

He has always been crafty and long, uber-efficient with an offensive repertoire that is seldom found in players his size, but in his 11th in the NBA, he’s displaying his full potential in a league that values shooting and playmaking – particularly in its ”big men” – more than ever before.

He currently ranks seventh in the NBA in true shooting percentage (minimum 30 minutes per game) at 63.3 percent, ahead of both Kevin Durant and James Harden. He ranks second in free-throw shooting (92 percent) and fifth from three (46 percent). He is the only player in the league in the top five of both of these categories; the last player to accomplish this over an entire season: Steph Curry in 2016.

Simply put, Gallinari has re-established himself as one of the premier shooters in the league.

How has he gotten to this point?

For one, he’s taking advantage of a shrinking league. At the beginning of his career, the 6-foot-10 Italian was strictly a small forward, and though he could always use this size advantage to bully smaller wings, he would often play next to two traditional big men that crowded the paint and clogged driving lanes. This season, Clippers Coach Doc Rivers has maximized the versatility of Gallinari and his frontcourt mate Tobias Harris, deeming each starter as simply a forward—and sometimes even slides one to “center.”

As a result, one of the two is bound to have a mismatch on any given play.

“One of them always has an advantage,” Rivers said of his dynamic duo. “That’s what we explained [to them] before the year. I said... ‘There’s a small guy guarding one of you and there’s a big guy [guarding one of you]. The big guy can’t guard you because he’s too slow. The small guy can’t guard you because he’s too small. You guys just have to figure that out.’ And they do. They do a great job of it.”

If Gallinari happens to be the one with the mismatch, his rare blend of size, speed, and ball-handling become more apparent than ever before. The Clippers will often deploy him as their version of Dirk Nowitzki, featuring him on the elbow and allowing him to survey his options depending on his opponent. If he has a smaller defender on him, look for him to post up or simply shoot over the top of him. If he has a big on him, look for him to put the ball on the floor and play-make for himself and others.

The latter is what truly sets him apart from other players his size. Growing up in Italy, he developed guard skills, despite his height that traditionally forced players into frontcourt roles.

“That’s the way they teach us basketball in Europe,” Gallinari says. “It doesn’t matter the size. You find big men dribbling [up] the court for hours in Europe. You can see that in all the European big men [in the NBA], starting with Nikola Jokic, who I played with. Most of the big men are like that. But I grew up playing point guard; I’ve never been a big. Even if I was the tallest one, I’ve always played point.”

Gallinari has had these skills since he entered the league in 2008, and he’s put up similar, if not quite as staggering, numbers in past seasons. But it’s the efficiency and versatility that are making this season a career year for the 30-year-old. Despite his veteran status, teams still don’t know who they’re dealing with because he’s contributing to winning in so many different ways.

He says he doesn’t pay attention to his stats, but it’s becoming harder for the league to ignore.

https://www.nba.com/clippers/gallinari-forcing-nba-take-notice-career-year

Dynamix · Post #39 » by **Dynamix** » Sat Jan 5, 2019 8:47 am

Love how solid Gallo's been for us this season, but every time I read some praise for him I start expecting something horrible to happen.

TheNewEra · Post #40 » by **TheNewEra** » Sat Jan 5, 2019 12:24 pm

Harris needs to adjust his own game to be more like Gallo this year